We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
120 of its 158 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bukoba accounted for 52 of Tanzania's 120 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
60 of its 158 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 17 of Nairobi's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
34 of its 37 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Mogadishu accounted for 27 of Somalia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
105 of its 308 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
63 of its 152 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Seoul accounted for 55 of South Korea's 63 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Hypothermia was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
59 of its 220 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
124 of its 364 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Idlib accounted for 26 of Syria's 35 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 104 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 48 of Tehran's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in China (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Egypt (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Nov. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 7,431 stories about harm among 37,314 counted on 6 Nov.
Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Tanzania's news. of the day's 37,314 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tanzania stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. A year earlier, on 6 November 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Ethiopia, on 3 of 7 days.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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